Job Description

 

SPW’s HR & DEI Manager guides the organization’s employee relations and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. This manager will serve as the lead on most of the organization’s HR functions, ensuring compliance with federal and state employment regulations while building a positive employee experience. They will approach Human Resources from an equity impact perspective, working to ensure that employees are supported with the understanding that external racial equity goals are impossible without an ongoing commitment to addressing and dismantling racial inequities as an organization. As such, this manager will support and implement the organization’s internal racial and other equity initiatives and strategy.

Responsibilities

Regular responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Hiring

• Draft & implement recruiting & hiring strategies to attract employees from diverse backgrounds
• Support hiring managers in the hiring process by developing job descriptions, posting openings, assisting with interviews, and making hiring recommendations
• Onboard new staff through new employee orientation & benefits enrollment, and thoroughly offboard departing employees

Benefits & Compensation

• Research and coordinate benefits and accommodations with oversight of Deputy Director
• Research, develop, recommend, and execute creative strategies to improve compensation, benefits, promotion, retention, and other employee resources
• Prepare bi-weekly payroll - works with Staff Accountant to make and record payroll adjustments as needed

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

• Researches, develops, recommends, and executes creative strategies to foster the organization’s DEI goals
• Reviews and updates current practices & policies, assessing & analyzing the extent to which they support or hinder the organization’s DEI goals
• Hold staff and organization accountable to employing an equity and inclusion lens in our work and professional relationships. Be available for consultation and answer questions raised by staff related to race and other equity opportunities.
• Interview, survey, and meet with staff to make recommendations around organizational culture and inclusion.

Employee Support & Performance

• Investigate and mediate employee grievances and concerns
• Provides guidance to supervisory staff in developing objective performance standards and providing ongoing performance coaching
• Supports supervisors in conducting 60-90 day & annual staff performance evaluations and standardizes performance-related wage increases
• Update, conduct, analyze, and present results from regular employee engagement and demographic surveys
• Support and encourage internal and regional racial equity caucuses, our internal “lived experience” caucus, and any other employee resource groups
• Assist with planning & organizing annual staff appreciation and engagement events
• Identify and coordinate professional development opportunities to meet staff and organizational needs

Compliance

• Research and recommend Human Resources Information System - works with Deputy Director to set up and maintain
• Maintain current knowledge and communicate industry and legal changes and best practices related to human resources and DEI. When necessary, provide training & policy updates to staff to ensure legal compliance.
• Administer unemployment, L&I claims, and all other benefit-related programs governed by employment/labor laws
• Maintain budget of approximately $100,000 to support professional development, recruitment and retention, HR software, and other related consultants
• Ensure that employee handbooks, position manuals, and all HR-related policies & procedures are reviewed and updated regularly

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of Human Resources required with at least 2 years working towards racial justice, anti-racism, and/or social justice issues
• Knowledge of racial equity literature, frameworks, and practice.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, including proven dispute resolution skills

• Thorough understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Ability to work effectively in an organization that has recognized its own issues related to equity, and is seeking to be more representative of the community it serves
• Ability to work effectively with partners who are diverse with respect to age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, religion, culture, and lived experience
• Ability to compose reports, correspondence, proposals, and other business documents for dissemination to internal staff and/or to outside contacts
• Strong mentoring and coaching experience to a team with diverse levels of experience
• Intermediate expertise in Microsoft Office and Google Drive
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to commit to the organization for at least 2 years

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicants fluent in Spanish or Indigenous American languages are strongly encouraged to apply
• At least 1 year experience working with a Human Resources Information System
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Reports to: Deputy Director

Supervision Responsibilities: Contractors performing Human Resources and/or DEI services

Travel: less than 5% of the time. This is a remote position that will be expected to travel to Arizona twice per year for several days at a time.

To Apply

In order for your application to be considered complete, you must submit a resume, cover letter, answer Indeed’s supplemental questions, and complete both Indeed assessments.

Applicants who fail to complete all of these requirements will not be considered for further review. The priority deadline for submission is January 28, 2024. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Sonoran Prevention Works is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, people who are LGBTQI, and people who have personal experience with drug use, sex work, HIV, HCV, and incarceration are strongly encouraged to apply.

SPW does not discriminate in any of its activities or operations on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, drug-related criminal record, marital status, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, substance use, or military status.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• Human resources: 3 years (Required)
• DEI: 1 year (Required)
• Nonprofit management: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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